Living in Wayne County Public Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 48,343 households are located in Wayne County Public Schools area. Among them, 15,923 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.06 people. The total number of children in the region is 36,816 and 30,525 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (6,993) of residents are non-citizens and 13% (15,532) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wayne County Public Schools, North Carolina
Household	48,343
Population	120,586
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	15,923 (33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	36,816
Total Students	30,525
Pre-Kindergarten	1,280
Kindergarten	1,434
Grade 1-8	13,057
Grade 9-12	6,930
College/Graduate School	7,824
Veterans	91,256
Non-citizen	6,993
Non-English Home Language	15,532
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

97,607 residents are over the age of 16 and 58,902 people are in labor force. Among them, 55,967 people are in civilian labor force and 2,935 are in armed labor force. 52,287 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wayne County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	53,988	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	44,061	81.61%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,916	12.81%
Public transportation	258	0.48%
Walked	929	1.72%
Other method	302	0.56%
Worked from home	1,522	2.82%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	52,287	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	14,975	28.64%
Service	9,735	18.62%
Sales and office	11,068	21.17%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,387	12.22%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,122	19.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	52,287	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,155	4.12%
Construction	3,492	6.68%
Manufacturing	7,751	14.82%
Wholesale trade	1,543	2.95%
Retail trade	6,811	13.03%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,447	4.68%
Information	370	0.71%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,573	3.01%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,955	5.65%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	12,335	23.59%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,499	8.60%
Other services, except public administration	2,702	5.17%
Public administration	3,654	6.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	52,287	-
Private wage and salary workers	38,916	74.43%
Government workers	10,228	19.56%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,072	5.88%
Unpaid family workers	71	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $62,307 for the 48,343 households in Wayne County Public Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $27,492. 104,211 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.39%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	48,343	-
Less than $10,000	3,717	7.69%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,357	6.94%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,104	12.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,171	12.77%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,481	15.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,302	17.17%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,696	11.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,108	10.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,247	2.58%
More than $200,000	1,160	2.40%
Median Household Income	$44,416	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$62,307	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	32,111	-
Less than $10,000	1,800	5.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,418	4.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,178	9.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,601	11.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,944	15.40%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,183	19.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,509	14.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,367	13.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,165	3.63%
More than $200,000	946	2.95%

Median Family Income	$54,585	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$72,915	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,492	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,458	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,458	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	119,247	-
With health insurance coverage	104,211	87.39%
Public coverage	51,046	42.81%
Private health insurance	70,291	58.95%
Without health insurance coverage	15,036	12.61%

Housing

There are 54,291 housing units in Wayne County Public Schools area, North Carolina with 48,343 units (89.04%) occupied. 30,032 houses (62.12%) are occupied by owner and 18,311 houses (37.88%) are rented. The average housing value is $123,500 and the average rental cost is $777. 1,096 houses (2.02%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,080 houses (9.36%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,291	-
Occupied	48,343	89.04%
Owner Occupied	30,032	62.12%
Renter Occupied	18,311	37.88%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	32,070	59.07%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,078	1.99%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,000	14.74%
Mobile Homes	13,139	24.20%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	4	0.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,291	-
Built 2014 or later	1,096	2.02%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,447	2.67%
Built 2000 - 2009	8,365	15.41%
Built 1990 - 1999	10,614	19.55%
Built 1980 - 1989	8,326	15.34%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,986	16.55%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,997	11.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,380	8.07%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,080	9.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,291	-
1 room	739	1.36%
2 rooms	238	0.44%
3 rooms	2,106	3.88%
4 rooms	10,026	18.47%
5 rooms	14,657	27.00%
6 rooms	10,951	20.17%
7 rooms	7,567	13.94%
8 rooms	3,802	7.00%
9 rooms or more	4,205	7.75%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	54,291	-
no bedroom	758	1.40%
1 bedroom	1,400	2.58%
2 bedrooms	13,391	24.67%
3 bedrooms	29,541	54.41%
4 bedrooms	8,050	14.83%
5 bedrooms or more	1,151	2.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	30,032	-
Less than $50,000	4,600	15.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	7,310	24.34%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,488	21.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,656	18.83%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,825	12.74%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,757	5.85%
$500,000 - $999,999	235	0.78%
$1,000,000 or more	161	0.54%
Median House Value	$123,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,443	-
Less than $500	2,961	18.01%
$500 - $999	9,165	55.74%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,550	21.59%
$1,500 - $1,999	585	3.56%
$2,000 - $2,499	160	0.97%
$2,500 - $2,999	22	0.13%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$777	-

Demographic

A total of 123,603 people lives in Wayne County Public Schools area, North Carolina with 60,358 male and 63,245 female. The males to female ratio is 48.83 to 51.17. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	123,603	-
Male	60,358	48.83%
Female	63,245	51.17%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	123,603	-
Under 5 years	8,244	6.67%
5 - 9 years	7,598	6.15%
10 - 14 years	8,682	7.02%
15 - 19 years	7,928	6.41%
20 - 24 years	9,016	7.29%
25 - 34 years	16,566	13.40%
35 - 44 years	14,214	11.50%
45 - 54 years	15,369	12.43%
55 - 59 years	7,619	6.16%
60 - 64 years	8,599	6.96%
65 - 74 years	11,553	9.35%
75 - 84 years	6,241	5.05%
85 years and older	1,974	1.60%
Median Age	37.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	123,603	-
One Race	119,689	96.83%
White	78,721	63.69%
Black or African American	37,666	30.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native	375	0.30%
Asian	1,488	1.20%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	53	0.04%
Other	1,386	1.12%

Two or more races	3,914	3.17%
White and Black or African American	1,523	1.23%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	338	0.27%
White and Asian	485	0.39%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	94	0.08%

Living in Wayne County Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic